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Freedman has Ambitious plans

The Japanese invasion on leading Australian stables has continued, with the arrival of multiple Group-race winner Ambitious to the Anthony Freedman yard.

In the spring, Australia's leading trainer Darren Weir earned two Group 1 victories for Deep Impact entire Tosen Stardom in the Toorak Handicap and Emirates Stakes to make the horse a lucrative stallion proposition for syndicators Australian Bloodstock, and Freedman has been tasked with the same challenge for prominent owners Ozzie Kheir and Phil Mehrten.

Freedman's son and assistant trainer Sam Freedman said the sky is the limit at this early stage, given he has scalped Japanese superstar Kitasan Black, in the Group 2 Sankei Osaka Hai (2000m) in April 2016.

"He's coming over with pretty strong form, around Kitasan Black - he's beaten him, and he's a Japan Cup winner - Neorealism, and Maurice, who is now a stallion," Freedman jnr said.

"It suggests if he can recapture that form, he'd be a top-line horse over here.

"He has [beaten Admire Deus], and he was a very talented horse.

"I think if he runs up to his form and what he's done over there, he's going to be more than competitive in some top Group 1s here."

WATCH: Ambitious' Sankei Osaka Hai victory in 2016

The Queen Elizabeth Stakes or a Doncaster Mile appear to be the potential target races in the autumn with Ambitious, with Freedman hanging his hat on beating subsequent Japan Cup winner Kitasan Black last year.

"The race he beat Kitasan Black he was made to do a lot of work early," Freedman said.

"He sat three-wide for the first 400m, 600m, and then sat outside Kitasan Black, and they straightened up, and sort of went past him. They ran quick time over 2000m, they ran 1:58, 1:59, which would be highly competitive in a Cox Plate over here.

"That's probably his best win.

"He's placed in some Group 1s as well, and it looks as though he's got the speed to go forward in his races.

"As we know here now if an import can sit handy to the speed, it takes luck out of the equation.

"He's run on firm tracks as well, which will suit him coming over here, and he can hopefully roll forward, sit on the pace and be quite strong at the end of his races."

Meanwhile, Freedman reported Myer Classic winner Shoals is set to kick off her autumn in the Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on her way towards the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m).

And G1 runner-up Mr Sneaky, who was felled only by stablemate Santa Ana Lane in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, will head towards the Orr and Futurity Stakes path, aiming to cash in on his affinity with Caulfield.